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autogenic training

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autogenic training,
a nursing intervention from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) defined as assisting with self-suggestions about feelings of heaviness and warmth for the purpose of inducing relaxation. See also Nursing Interventions Classification.

autogenic training,
n an outgrowth of self-hypnosis, a method of achieving a self-induced state of trance by passive concentration and aware-ness of body sensations to induce relaxation.


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Schultz developed autogenic training to remove signs of tension and disturbance.
Also fascinating were sessions on nontraditional methods of healing as practiced in the Middle East, Far East and Brazil, and descriptions of psychotherapy and autogenic training in Japan.
Relaxation training: utilizes biofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation, autogenic training and guided imagery to achieve a state of relaxation incompatible with insomnia.
 
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